“our acquaintances—not our friends—are our greatest source of new ideas and information. the internet lets us exploit the power of these kinds of distant connections with marvellous efficiency.”
“On Power:It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel toward our distant goal.”
“...and that visibility which makes us most vulnerable is that which also is the source of our greatest strength.”
“The strategic adversary is fascism... the fascism in us all, in our heads and in our everyday behavior, the fascism that causes us to love power, to desire the very thing that dominates and exploits us.”
“Instead of narrowing our allegiances to only include our favored nation, let us sing an anthem to the marvelous human being.”
“It is the greatest truth of our age: Information is not knowledge.”